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[istari]

Hi guys.....

I have just received my ITA for PR under the EE route through the CEC experience class. I am a UK citizen currently living/working in Canada! My wife is here too but wasn't issued a work permit, but a visitor record.

A few questions that I could do with help with.....

In my work history I have an 18 month period of being self employed, I am really struggling to find any way to prove this or the work history documents, what do you suggest? Could I cover it with a letter of explanation?
A LOE will not do. If you need to claim points for this period, you will need to find some documentation. If you don't need to claim points for it, leave it off your work history.

My wife (who is on a visitor record), is being asked to prove her post-secondary education, but we have no idea where her certificates are! Any suggestions on how to cover this off? I will be attempting to call the college on Monday. Or could I alter her educational history to remove these entries, as she hasn't gained any points by putting them on the profile?
If she's not gaining points for it, remove it from the profile.

Also in her work history she worked for family run business that has subsequently closed down and we have no contact information for them......Any thoughts?
If she wants to claim points for this work, she needs documentation. If she's not claiming points, remove it from the profile.

Many thanks

 

[Bigbenbird]

Thanks

According to my profile scores the wife didn't gain me any points, so I can remove anything from the EE profile that I/we don't need?

I gained 50 point for my non-Canadian skill transferable work experience. The period of self employment is nearly 10 years ago........ not sure how that will impact that score and the overall total?

If I took it out of my history it would leave a gap unless I remove earlier stuff too! Would the gap flag an issue with the CIC? or should I just prove the work history for the last 9 years?

I scored 848 points overall.

 

[istari]

Thanks

According to my profile scores the wife didn't gain me any points, so I can remove anything from the EE profile that I/we don't need?
Correct.

I gained 50 point for my non-Canadian skill transferable work experience. The period of self employment is nearly 10 years ago........ not sure how that will impact that score and the overall total?
You only get points for 3 years of foreign work experience. Any experience on top of that will gain you no extra points.

If I took it out of my history it would leave a gap unless I remove earlier stuff too! Would the gap flag an issue with the CIC? or should I just prove the work history for the last 9 years?
Your work history only needs to contain work experience you're claiming points for. (Which, as I said, is a maximum of 3 years.) Anything else can be removed.
Any work that you do not include in your work history should still be mentioned in your personal history. That way, you've still told CIC about it, but you don't have to provide any evidence.

I scored 848 points overall.

 

[Bigbenbird]

Thanks ever so much istari

That advice has really helped.

One last question (for now)......

I haven't had my qualifications assessed and because of this I haven't gained any points for them either, but I do have the relevant documents with me, should I keep this on my profile and provide the evidence or shall I just remove it?

Once again many thanks

Ben

 

[istari]

Thanks ever so much istari

That advice has really helped.

One last question (for now)......

I haven't had my qualifications assessed and because of this I haven't gained any points for them either, but I do have the relevant documents with me, should I keep this on my profile and provide the evidence or shall I just remove it?

Once again many thanks

Ben

Honestly, I've never encountered this situation before; I've never seen anyone not claim any points for education.
I assume that it can be removed from the education section, and just put into your personal history. But if you have the documents with you, it's not that much extra effort to scan and upload them, just in case.

But perhaps one of the seniors will know more about this than I do.

 

[Bigbenbird]

I never got an education assessment done.

But knowing my scores were going to be more than enough without them I never bothered. I have been working here over a year and have great language test scores, 848 points is pretty good. The extra I gained from the education wasn't worth the effort..... I was going to make the cut without them

Many thanks

 

[sidhusukhdev123]

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[istari]

I never got an education assessment done.

But knowing my scores were going to be more than enough without them I never bothered. I have been working here over a year and have great language test scores, 848 points is pretty good. The extra I gained from the education wasn't worth the effort..... I was going to make the cut without them

Many thanks

I understand that. I've just never known anyone to leave the education field completely blank. I'm sure fine to do so, though.

 

[istari]

hi..pls explain in detail..step by step instructions to apply for quebac immigration.. skilled worker program!!!

This message board is specifically for Express Entry.

Quebec immigration has its own message board on the forum. You should ask your question there: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/quebec-immigration-b55.0/

 

[Bigbenbird]

I understand that. I've just never known anyone to leave the education field completely blank. I'm sure fine to do so, though.

Like you said though it not a huge task to upload a couple of documents to prove it, even if it doesn't gain any points

Ben

 

[Bigbenbird]

I guess the only other thing Im struggling with is the Proof of Means of Financial Support document

Firstly I thought as a CEC applicant, having a current job and still being employed negated the need for proof of funds type documentation? Obviously I will be submitting a proof of employment letter from my current employer.

I did state a nominal value of half an average pay check in the Family section, where it asks 'How much money (in Canadian dollars) will Benjamin Robert Bird bring to Canada to support themselves and their family?' Is this why im being asked for proof of finances?

If I need to get a document from the bank to verify my financial standing, how much detail does there need to be?

I only ask as there is conflicting info on the forums about this. I have a current account (Joint), a savings account and a credit card with Scotia, and I have recently taken out a vehicle loan with TD to buy a work truck........

When it comes to balances what exactly do I need to submit? current balances and an average over the last 6 months? or a full statement for 6 months? or month end balances for 6 months? DO I need them for all the accounts I have?

Many thanks

Ben

P.S. I just changed the value to ZERO and the proof documentation row for financial support has disappeared, am I safe to leave it this way?

 

[PeachesAndMaples]

Good day.

Newbie here. Single/Never Married/Has no dependent children. Kindly help me on my concerns as listed below:

1. Can I declare my mother and my siblings as my family member. I am willing to provide equivalent proof of fund for all my family member.

2. May you select which Noc to use for my experience:
A. External Auditor - 1111 as Fin. Auditor and Accoutant
B. Assistant Manager - Will it be 1111 or 0111 as Financial Manager?
C. Audit Head - Will it be 1111 or 0111 as Financial Manager?

3. Will Noc lever 0 get me higher score than Level B since 1111 is level B and 011 is level 0.

Thank you so much.

 

[freakyVicky]

Your current country of residence is UK isn't it? So YES, I think you need to get a PCC from UK as well and this PCC is valid only for 6 months.

Thanks Raj. Your advice was really helpful and I did get the PCC from UK and submitted my application.

However I have another query/dilemma this time. I had submitted my EE application while in UK with residence as UK however yesterday I came back
to India as the assignment finished. How do I update CIC of the change in residence and address when my PR application is submitted (AOR: 19 May 2016) and all documents provided? If anybody knows the solution, please suggest. Thanks.

 

[jaybe]

Thanks Raj. Your advice was really helpful and I did get the PCC from UK and submitted my application.

However I have another query/dilemma this time. I had submitted my EE application while in UK with residence as UK however yesterday I came back
to India as the assignment finished. How do I update CIC of the change in residence and address when my PR application is submitted (AOR: 19 May 2016) and all documents provided? If anybody knows the solution, please suggest. Thanks.

you can submit your address change via web form, it will take 5 business days to update.

https://secure.cic.gc.ca/enquiries-renseignements/canada-case-cas-eng.aspx

 

[rkhan15]

1. Below is excerpt directly from an earlier post (2nd post in this thread):

b) Identify how you will provide proof of funds

What is a valid form of proof in this case, e.g. do CIC accept a letter of available funds from one's bank? Or is there something else also needed along with this?

2. I'm married with a baby on the way. Is it possible to simply apply for myself first and immigrate to Canada and do a separate processing for my spouse and child once I'm in Canada? Note that I qualify in both cases, it's just that there's less paper work to do up front if I just apply for myself.

3. Is there a difference in terms of success rate between applying just for myself vs including wife and child in the same application?

4. Does applying just for myself while disclosing that I'm married have any negative impact on my application?

Thanks in advance.